I almost typed in "1985" after May at the title up above. As many will remember, May 31st is the day of the "Barrie Tornado" of 1985. (There were actually numerous tornados touching down throughout the area that day, Barrie being the place of the worst destruction).

Today started off with a boom, literally. I awoke around 7am to thunder and moderate rain. The storms continued throughout the day in various areas. Watches and warnings were issue by Environment Canada as things developed.

THIS MORNING AS A COLD FRONT SWEPT ACROSS THE DISTRICT. THETHUNDERSTORMS MOVED INTO EASTERN ONTARIO DURING THE AFTERNOON.THERE WERE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY DOWNPOURSGIVING 15 TO 25 MM OF RAIN OVER A FEW MINUTES. MUCH OF THE SEVERETHUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY..INCLUDING A POSSIBLE TORNADO SIGHTING..WASREPORTED IN THE BARRIE AREA. THIS IS THE 17TH ANNIVERSARY OF THEINFAMOUS BARRIE TORNADO OUTBREAK OF 31-MAY-1985. MEANWHILE AS THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING OUT OF EASTERN ONTARIO

LATE THIS AFTERNOON..A SECOND COLD FRONT TRIGGERED MORE STRONG TOSEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHEASTERN ONTARIO. STRONG WINDS WEREREPORTED AT TIMMINS AND A FUNNEL CLOUD SIGHTED FROM NORTH BAY. REPORTS RECEIVED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AS OF 6.30 PM EDTARE FOUND IN THE TABLE BELOW.LOCATION TIME COMMENTSLONDON 8.25 AM PEA SIZE HAIL

I remember that day. We shut down early because the power went off and we were standing at the edge of out garage on HWY 90 and looking at the wind, the greenish looking sky and the hail plumeting down. Storms don't scare me but this one gave me shivers...this was the first time I learned about the May 31st 1985 tornado. Then I was scared. What are the chances?!?!?